Gray-bellied Rice Rat vs roundleaf toothcup

Nephelomys moerex compared with Rotala rotundifolia

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Rice Rat is Extinct while roundleaf toothcup is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Rice Rat	roundleaf toothcup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Cricetidae	Lythraceae
Genus	Nephelomys	Rotala
Species	Nephelomys moerex	Rotala rotundifolia

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

EX — Extinct

roundleaf toothcup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Rice Rat	roundleaf toothcup
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

roundleaf toothcup

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Brazil, Taiwan, and United States.